by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 22, 2024 | Weekly Column
Newly anointed RNC co-chair Lara Trump’s recent impassioned plea for folks to donate money, even if they currently don’t have any, would make P.T. Barnum blush. “If you can’t afford a donation today,” said Lara, looking sleek and sophisticated in a dress that probably...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 15, 2024 | Weekly Column
Many years ago, a friend overheard me grouse about being called to jury duty. Not to worry, he said, offering his “foolproof plan for evading civic responsibility.” His advice was…interesting. “When they start asking you questions, just sit there in the jury box and...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 8, 2024 | Weekly Column
I ran into my friend “Biff the Fi-Guy” last week and asked him to explain how a company that has steadily posted losses can get another company to merge with it, trade on the stock exchange with a new name and end up making billions of dollars for, well, Donald...
by Celia Rivenbark | Apr 1, 2024 | Weekly Column
You have to hand it to the Transportation Safety Administration (motto: “Jelly is, too, a liquid!”). Only TSA could’ve surveyed the dystopian hellscape that is using a self-checkout at the grocery store and thought: “Yes! We should try that at airports so passengers...
by Celia Rivenbark | Mar 25, 2024 | Weekly Column
OK, hear me out. From now on, we’ll decide who is president not by winning the Electoral College vote (boring!) but instead, every four years, we’ll pick the prez “Love is Blind” style. That’s right! This fall, we’ll put Biden and Trump in the reality show’s trademark...
